Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 30 October 1945
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-100829
Location: near Cuneo –
ÿ Italy
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 15 / Occupants: 15
Component Affected: Aircraft Control Surfaces, Flight Control System, and potentially the aircraft’s structural integrity.Aircraft Control Surfaces, Flight Control System, and potentially the aircraft’s structural integrity.
Category: Accident
A small aircraft experienced a catastrophic loss of control while flying into a significant mountain slope. The aircraft was severely damaged and crashed, resulting in multiple fatalities.A small aircraft experienced a catastrophic loss of control while flying into a significant mountain slope. The aircraft was severely damaged and crashed, resulting in multiple fatalities.
Description
Flew into the side of a mountain.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asphttp://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.aspPrimary Cause
Terrain and slope conditions created an extremely hazardous and unpredictable flying environment, leading to loss of control and a high probability of a collision.Terrain and slope conditions created an extremely hazardous and unpredictable flying environment, leading to loss of control and a high probability of a collision.Share on:
